THE REPEALING AND AMENDING ACT, 2017 
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ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS 
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SECTIONS 

1.  Short title. 
2.  Repeal of certain enactments. 
3.  Amendment of certain enactments. 
4.  Savings. 

THE FIRST SCHEDULE. 
THE SECOND SCHEDULE. 

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THE REPEALING AND AMENDING ACT, 2017 

ACT NO. 2 OF 2018 

[5th January, 2018.] 

An Act to repeal certain enactments and to amend certain other enactments. 

BE it enacted by Parliament in the Sixty-eighth Year of the Republic of India as follows:— 

1. Short title.—This Act may be called the Repealing and Amending Act, 2017. 

2. Repeal of certain enactments.—The enactments specified in the First Schedule are hereby repealed to 

the extent mentioned in the fourth column thereof. 

3.  Amendment  of  certain  enactments.—The  enactments  specified  in  the  Second  Schedule  are  hereby 

amended to the extent and in the manner mentioned in the fourth column thereof. 

4. Savings.—The repeal by this Act of any enactment shall not affect any other enactment in which the 

repealed enactment has been applied, incorporated or referred to; 

and  this  Act  shall  not  affect  the  validity,  invalidity,  effect  or  consequences  of  anything  already  done  or 
suffered,  or  any  right,  title,  obligation  or  liability  already  acquired,  accrued  or  incurred,  or  any  remedy  or 
proceeding in respect thereof, or any release or discharge of or from any debt, penalty, obligation, liability, claim or 
demand, or any indemnity already granted, or the proof of any past act or thing; 

nor shall this Act affect any principle or rule of law, or established jurisdiction, form or course of pleading, 
practice  or  procedure,  or  existing  usage,  custom,  privilege,  restriction,  exemption,  office  or  appointment, 
notwithstanding that the same respectively may have been in any manner affirmed or recognised or derived by, 
in or from any enactment hereby repealed; 

nor  shall  the  repeal  by  this  Act  of  any  enactment  revive  or  restore  any  jurisdiction,  office,  custom, 
liability, right, title, privilege, restriction, exemption, usage, practice, procedure or other matter or thing not 
now existing or in force. 

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1 

1850 

1852 

1866 

1867 

1892 

1897 

1897 

1897 

1899 

1901 

1903 

1928 

1929 

1934 

1935 

1936 

1936 

1938 

1939 

1946 

1948 

1948 

1950 

1951 

1951 

1953 

1954 

1954 

1955 

1956 

1956 

1956 

1956 

THE FIRST SCHEDULE  
(See section 2) 

REPEALS 

Short title 

3 

No. 

2 

XXXVII 

The Public Servants (Inquiries) Act, 1850 

VIII 

XXI 

I 

II 

I 

V 

The Sheriffs' Fees Act, 1852 

The Converts' Marriage Dissolution Act, 1866 

The Ganges Tolls Act, 1867 

The Marriages' Validation Act, 1892 

The Public Servants (Inquiries) Amendment Act, 1897 

The Repealing and Amending Act, 1897 

XIV 

The Indian Short Titles Act, 1897 

XXIII 

The Church of Scotland Kirk Sessions Act, 1899 

XI 

I 

The Amending Act, 1901 

The Amending Act, 1903 

XII 

The Hindu Inheritance (Removal of Disabilities) Act, 1928 

XXI 

The Transfer of Property (Amendment) Supplementary Act, 1929 

XXVII 

The Assam Criminal Law Amendment (Supplementary) Act, 1934 

Extent of repeal 

4 

The whole. 

The whole. 

The whole. 

The whole. 

The whole. 

The whole. 

The whole. 

The whole. 

The whole. 

The whole. 

The whole. 

The whole. 

So much as is not 
repealed. 

The whole. 

XIII 

The Jubbulpore and Chhattisgarh Divisions (Divorce Proceedings Validation) Act, 1935 

The whole. 

V 

The Decrees and Orders Validating Act, 1936 

XVI 

The Bangalore Marriages Validating Act, 1936 

XI 

The Hindu Women's Right to Property (Amendment) Act, 1938 

XXIX 

The Indian Tariff (Fourth Amendment) Act, 1939 

XXII 

The Mica Mines Labour Welfare Fund Act, 1946 

XL 

LI 

The Indian Matrimonial Causes (War Marriages) Act, 1948 

The Imperial Library (Change of Name) Act, 1948 

XXXIII 

The Opium and Revenue Laws (Extension of Application) Act, 1950 

I 

II 

11 

3 

42 

26 

7 

27 

66 

70 

The Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act, 1951 

The Code of Civil Procedure (Amendment) Act, 1951 

The Administration of Evacuee Property (Amendment) Act, 1953 

The Ancient and Historical Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains 
(Declaration of National Importance) Amendment Act, 1953 

The Administration of Evacuee Property (Amendment) Act, 1954 

The Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act, 1955 

The Sales-Tax Laws Validation Act, 1956 

The Representation of the People (Second Amendment) Act, 1956 

The Code of Civil Procedure (Amendment) Act, 1956 

The Ancient and Historical Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains 
(Declaration of National Importance) Amendment Act, 1956 

3 

The whole. 

The whole. 

The whole. 

The whole. 

The whole. 

The whole. 

The whole. 

The whole. 

So much as is not 
repealed. 

So much as is not 
repealed. 

The whole. 

The whole. 

The whole. 

So much as is not 
repealed. 

The whole. 

The whole. 

So much as is not 
repealed. 

The whole. 

 
 
  
  
  
  
  
  
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1956 

1956 

1956 

1959 

1959 

1959 

1959 

1959 

1960 

1960 

1960 

1960 

1960 

1960 

1966 

1969 

1971 

1971 

1972 

1976 

1980 

1981 

1983 

1984 

1985 

1985 

1986 

1986 

1986 

1986 

1986 

1999 

2 

91 

93 

100 

37 

41 

48 

59 

61 

2 

5 

19 

38 

40 

57 

47 

46 

20 

54 

62 

91 

63 

30 

20 

1 9 

37 

81 

6 

7 

8 

19 

46 

29 

3 

The Administration of Evacuee Property (Amendment) Act, 1956 

The Young Persons (Harmful Publications) Act, 1956 

The Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 1956 

The Central Excises and Salt (Amendment) Act, 1959 

The Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 1959 

The Miscellaneous Personal Laws (Extension) Act, 1959 

The Mineral Oils (Additional Duties of Excise and Customs) Amendment Act, 1959 

The Married Women's Property (Extension) Act, 1959 

The Displaced Persons (Compensation and Rehabilitation) Amendment Act, 1960 

The Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 1960 

The Hindu Marriages (Validation of Proceedings) Act, 1960 

The Central Excises (Conversion to Metric Units) Act, 1960 

The Customs Duties and Cesses (Conversion to Metric Units) Act, 1960 

The British Statutes (Application to India) Repeal Act, 1960 

The Representation of the People (Amendment) Act, 1966 

The Punjab Legislative Council (Abolition) Act, 1969 

The Bengal Finance (Sales Tax) (Delhi Validation of Appointments and 
Proceedings) Act, 1971 

The Coal Bearing Areas (Acquisition and Development) Amendment and 
Validation Act, 1971 

The Limestone and Dolomite Mines Labour Welfare Fund Act, 1972 

The Delhi Sales Tax (Amendment and Validation) Act, 1976 

The Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act, 1980 

The Cine-workers Welfare Cess Act, 1981 

The Delegated Legislation Provisions (Amendment) Act, 1983 

The Government of Union Territories (Amendment) Act, 1984 

4 

The whole. 

The whole. 

The whole. 

So much as is not 
repealed. 

So much as is not 
repealed. 

The whole. 

So much as is not 
repealed. 

The whole. 

So much as is not 
repealed. 

So much as is not 
repealed. 

The whole. 

So much as is not 
repealed. 

So much as is not 
repealed. 

The whole. 

So much as is not 
repealed. 

The whole. 

The whole. 

The whole. 

The whole. 

The whole. 

So much as is not 
repealed. 

The whole. 

The whole. 

So much as is not 
repealed. 

The Tea Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of Sick Tea Units) Act, 1985 

The whole. 

The Banking Laws (Amendment) Act, 1985 

So much as is not 
repealed. 

The Additional Duties of Excise (Textiles and Textile Articles) Amendment Act, 1985 

The whole. 

The Additional Duties of Excise (Goods of Special Importance) Second Amendment 
Act, 1985 

The whole. 

The Customs Tariff (Amendment) Act, 1985 

The Administrative Tribunals (Amendment) Act, 1986 

The Taxation Laws (Amendment and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1986 

The Contingency Fund of India (Amendment) Act, 1999 

The whole. 

So much as is not 
repealed. 

The whole. 

The whole. 

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1999 

1999 

1999 

2000 

2000 

2001 

2001 

2001 

2001 

2001 

2001 

2001 

2002 

2002 

2002 

2002 

2002 

2002 

2003 

2003 

2004 

2004 

2004 

2005 

2005 

2005 

2005 

2006 

2006 

2006 

2006 

2006 

2007 

2007 

2007 

2007 

2008 

2008 

2008 

2009 

2 

31 

32 

45 

14 

49 

12 

19 

22 

24 

25 

26 

50 

21 

22 

23 

28 

59 

68 

25 

31 

7 

28 

29 

1 

5 

31 

51 

10 

20 

30 

43 

51 

1 

16 

19 

27 

28 

29 

35 

1 

3 

The Securities Laws (Amendment) Act, 1999 

The Securities Laws (Second Amendment) Act, 1999 

The Vice-President's Pension (Amendment) Act, 1999 

The President's Emoluments and Pension (Amendment) Act, 2000 

The Protection of Human Rights (Amendment) Act, 2000 

The Colonial Prisoners Removal (Repeal) Act, 2001 

The Industrial Disputes (Banking Companies) Decision (Repeal) Act, 2001 

The Judicial Administration Laws (Repeal) Act, 2001 

The Indian Railway Companies (Repeal) Act, 2001 

4 

The whole. 

The whole. 

The whole. 

The whole. 

The whole. 

The whole. 

The whole. 

The whole. 

The whole. 

The Railway Companies (Substitution of Parties in Civil Proceedings) Repeal Act, 2001 

The whole. 

The Hyderabad Export Duties (Validation) Repeal Act, 2001 

The Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act, 2001 

The St. John Ambulance Association (India) Transfer of Funds (Repeal) Act, 2002 

The Code of Civil Procedure (Amendment) Act, 2002 

The Vice-President's Pension (Amendment) Act, 2002 

The whole. 

The whole. 

The whole. 

The whole. 

The whole. 

The National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (Amendment) Act, 2002 

The whole. 

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Amendment) Act, 2002 

The North-Eastern Council (Amendment) Act, 2002 

The Customs Tariff (Amendment) Act, 2003 

The Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment) Act, 2003 

The Uttar Pradesh Reorganisation (Amendment) Act, 2003 

The Special Tribunals (Supplementary Provisions) Repeal Act, 2004 

The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Act, 2004 

The Securities Laws (Amendment) Act, 2004 

The Central Excise Tariff (Amendment) Act, 2004 

The Hire-purchase (Repeal) Act, 2005 

The Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment) Act, 2005 

The Khadi and Village Industries Commission (Amendment) Act, 2006 

The Delhi Special Police Establishment (Amendment) Act, 2006 

The Union Duties of Excise (Electricity) Distribution Repeal Act, 2006 

The Protection of Human Rights (Amendment) Act, 2006 

The Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial (Amendment) Act, 2006 

The Administrative Tribunals (Amendment) Act, 2007 

The whole. 

The whole. 

The whole. 

The whole. 

The whole. 

The whole. 

The whole. 

The whole. 

The whole. 

The whole. 

The whole. 

The whole. 

The whole. 

The whole. 

The whole. 

The whole. 

The whole. 

The Taxation Laws (Amendment) Act, 2007 

Sections 9 to 11. 

The National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (Amendment) Act, 2007 

The whole. 

The Securities Contracts (Regulation) Amendment Act, 2007 

The President's Emoluments and Pension (Amendment) Act, 2008 

The Vice-President's Pension (Amendment) Act, 2008 

The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Act, 2008 

The Governors (Emoluments, Allowances and Privileges) Amendment Act, 2008 

The whole. 

The whole. 

The whole. 

The whole. 

The whole. 

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2007 

No. 
2 

29 

2009 

27 

THE SECOND SCHEUDULE 

(See section 3) 

AMENDMENTS 

Short title 
3 

The National Institutes of 
Technology, Science 
Education and Research Act, 
2007 

The Prevention and Control 
of Infectious and Contagious 
Diseases in Animals Act, 
2009 

Amendments 
4 

In clause (d) of section 3, the words "as 
the case may be" shall be omitted. 

In sub-section (1) of section 1, for the 
word and figures "Bill, 2009", the word 
and figures "Act, 2009" shall be 
substituted. 

2009 

35 

The Right of Children to Free 
and Compulsory Education 
Act, 2009 

In section 1, for the marginal heading, the 
marginal heading "Short title, extent, 
application and commencement" shall be 
substituted. 

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